These oral history interviews have been conducted by the Blue Ridge Community College Archive and cover a range of topics related to the history of the college and the history Western North Carolina in Buncombe, Henderson, and Transylvania Counties.
Subject
The interviews within this collection cover a wide variety of topics related to local history in Western North Carolina. Some interviews are tied to physical collections housed in the Blue Ridge Community College Archive.
Date
October 2023-Present
Contributor
Various faculty, staff, and students of Blue Ridge Community College
Various members of the community within Buncombe, Henderson, and Transylvania Counties
Rights
Any information within the recordings as it relates to the personal history and experiences of the interviewee are their intellectual property. The rights to the recording are held by Blue Ridge Community College Archive. These interview recordings are available for access and use for personal and academic research unless otherwise stated by the interviewee. Anyone wishing to use the interviews or their transcripts in a formal publication or exhibit must have the permission of the interviewee.
This oral history interview was conducted with Mary McCarty to discuss her time as a nurse educator at Blue Ridge Community College. Other topics discussed include her own time as a nursing student, different moments throughout her long nursing career, highlights from the Blue Ridge nursing program, and her career once she left Blue Ridge Community College.
This oral history interview was conducted with Mary Katherine Winkler (goes by Katie) to discuss her time as an advisor for The Ridge Writer, which was a student and faculty led publication of creative writing submissions.
This oral history was conducted with Kathy Allen to discuss her time at Blue Ridge Community College. Topics discussed include her career growth at the College from Early Childhood Instructor to Vice President for Instruction, program development, instruction challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and her advice for current and future students.
This oral history interview was conducted with Georgia Bonesteel to discuss her time as a quilting instructor at Blue Ridge Community College in the Continuing Education department. Other topics discussed include how she got into quilting, her favorite projects, and any projects or organizations she has been part of over the years. Subjects discussed include types of quilting, student projects, how she learned to quilt, and the different community organizations she works with in the quilting and craft world.
